Most Influential Protest Song?

Yes it will be a very sad day. It's too bad that more people aren't familiar with his work. It's probably because in the early sixties he got black listed from commercial TV. Let's hope that that sad day is a long time coming.

PAX

 

I concur... To me he is the grandfather of folk (protest type songs anyway) I think he is the most amazing man who has ever lived

 

I can think of older (maybe even better) songs but I recently heard Camilo by State Radio an think its damn good.

 

There are so many powerful ones that really just get my fire goin',
I'm gonna say a favorite of mine is Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd.
Hmph... society.

 

for me, the most influentional protest song is blowin' in the wind by bob dylan, also sung by joan baez and also by sam cooke. for it is a powerful and thought provoking protest song and is one of the best that i have heard.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umeZtszNShk"]YouTube - Peace Sells - Megadeth (Lyrics Included)

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We're Not Gonna Take It
By Twisted Sister

Oh We're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

we've Got The Right To Choose And
there Ain't No Way We'll Lose It
this Is Our Life, This Is Our Song
we'll Fight The Powers That Be Just
don't Pick Our Destiny 'cause
you Don't Know Us, You Don't Belong

oh We're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

oh You're So Condescending
your Gall Is Never Ending
we Don't Want Nothin', Not A Thing From You
your Life Is Trite And Jaded
boring And Confiscated
if That's Your Best, Your Best Won't Do

oh.....................
oh.....................
we're Right/yeah
we're Free/yeah
we'll Fight/yeah
you'll See/yeah

oh We're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

oh We're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore
no Way!

oh.....................
oh.....................
we're Right/yeah
we're Free/yeah
we'll Fight/yeah
you'll See/yeah

we're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
we're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

we're Not Gonna Take It, No!
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
we're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

just You Try And Make Us
we're Not Gonna Take It
come On
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
you're All Worthless And Weak
we're Not Gonna Take It Anymore
now Drop And Give Me Twenty
we're Not Gonna Take It
oh Crinch Pin
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh You And Your Uniform
we're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

 

I always enjoyed Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie.... a Vietnam era bit of tongue-in-cheekery that seems to still ring true- particularly its view of the median intelligence of military and police.... and a culture that officially is intolerant of litterbugs being morally unfit to kill.

 

War ?
Good God, y'all
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta5mF4TayQs&feature=fvst"]YouTube - YouTube - Edwin Starr- War (Lyrics).mp4

 

I cant believe no one has posted this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZC7sqImaM"]YouTube - John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance

 

Band called Dir en Grey. Abortion disgusts them (Especially Kyo, the lead singer) So they made a song with a video to show how they feel about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvpMhw5ALw"]YouTube - Dir en grey - Obscure [[UNCUT]]

It damn sure get's its point across.

 

maybe 'Working class hero'

Working Class Hero

 

A lot of great suggestions upthread but seems like a popular one has been missed so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOpErJWSIg0&feature=fvst"]YouTube - Original Eve of Destruction Edited for Barry McGuire

 

every anti-flag song, my favorite is =
you can kill the protester, you can't kill the protest.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_t13-0Joyc"]YouTube - PUBLIC ENEMY FIGHT THE POWER

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M53-Mb1KDZ0"]YouTube - Say It Loud-James Brown